Hybrid Liquid Desicant Cooling System by F. Sick, 1986

     This component models a general liquid dessicant system.  Precooled 
desiccant solution flows counter-currently to the air stream through the 
conditioner where it absorbs water vapor and cools down the air only to the
desired set temperature.  The water taken from the air goes into the liquid
desiccant solution.  In order to maintain its concentration, the salt solution
is pumped to a regenerator.  The process in the regenerator is reverse of that 
in the conditioner.  Return air from the building absorbs water from the 
preheated solution which becomes more concentrated and is pumped back to the 
conditioner.  The conditioner and the regenerator are connected by a heat 
exchanger (interchanger).  The hot solution leaving the regenerator heats up 
the cooler desiccant coming from the conditioner.  Thus, the solution entering 
the conditioner cycle is precooled, while the solution flow to the regenerator 
is preheated.  This component is similar to the one at the science museum in 
Richmond, VA.  

REF: "Analysis of the Seasonal Performance of Hybrid Desiccant Cooling Systems"
Sick F.; M.S. Thesis, 1986